Jesus Diaz Llorico Poem by Jesus Diaz Llorico

"His name is Jesus Diaz Llorico
a resident of the Philippines
and a natural born Filipino citizen
his first feel of the world came
when he decided to come out
of his mother's womb
on the 7th day of January
in the year nineteen sixty
at a place called "Clinica dela rosa"
in Herran, district of Paco, city of Manila
for he said he wants to taste and experience
how it would be like to live
outside the comfort of his mother's care
and his coming ushers a new beginning
to the whole Diaz and Llorico family
for blooming roses and sunrise
spreads sweetly in nearby hills and trees
that marks the day of his birth

he was not an ordinary kid
as others would say
for he never wants to go to school
at a tender age of seven
he already knew how to skipped classes
he just roamed around the streets
looked at his surroundings
hide for hours in front of their home
without anyone knowing he's there
forcing his mother
to be with him at school all day long
and much to the surprised of everyone
he graduated salutatorian in school
a boy who is bored with school
who never cared if it's right or wrong
and just do what comes to his mind
was at least temporarily tamed
by his parents at this early stage

in his teen-aged years
he became a man of the streets
who always stayed late with friends
they played basketball and many other games
it was those years where vices
liquors, girls, cigarettes and drugs
became a natural occurrence, a way of life
and once again his school taking
the brunt of his escapades
for what took four years in high school
to finish he ended up in six
but it was those years that mold his being
for he was able to know the real value
of friendship and true love
he always had a way with women
and it was during those years
that he was influenced by his peers
and made what kind of man he is today

when he started to work
he always wanted to be in the military
but his mother never consented
and instead he became a fireman
that eventually became his calling
and his most cherished profession
he has travelled to many places
from different stations in Iloilo and Negros
in his country the Philippines
and to Saudi Arabia and the country of UAE
he has responded to hundreds of fires
in his thirty years of continuous work
in the Fire and Rescue services
that includes all kinds of emergencies
eventually as his body slowly diminishes
and has taken its toll for good
he is now confined to a Safety Officer's job
to a construction company in Abu Dhabi

his philosophy in life
is not as different as anyone else
his religion is more to himself
being raised in a conservative faith
it's better for him not to talked about religion
tending to keep for himself his belief
for him no one can help anyone except themselves
for this so called belief cannot saved them
one is always responsible for his action
for the world is governed by laws
"what you sow is what you reap"
everything is based on rules and regulations
if one jumps out of the building he will die
because he defies the law of gravity
that is all there is to life
it is governed by different kinds of law
laws of nature and of man
that's his real philosophy in life

with age catching up with him
he's finally at peace with himself
for he was able to find that writing poetry
eases his mind and makes him calm
with 25880 days of average lifespan for man
he is now close to 21000 days
a few thousand nights more or less
is left for him to enjoy life
but there is one thing that remains
for him to accomplish in this life
that is to wait for his death and to finally
know if life really ends
or is it just again a new beginning
for this will reveal what all religions
is talking and preaching about
the riddle of their so called faith
if it's true that one could see
their love ones' who had passed away."